Friday, March 11, 2022

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 11, 2022

The Guardian: EU leaders announce intention to collectively rearm in face of Putin threat 

Versailles declaration says Russia’s war in Ukraine has heralded ‘tectonic shift in European history’ 

EU leaders have announced their intention to collectively rearm and become autonomous in food, energy and military hardware in a Versailles declaration that described Russia’s war as “a tectonic shift in European history”. 

At a summit in the former royal palace, the 27 heads of state and government said on Friday that the invasion of Ukraine had shown the urgent need for the EU to take responsibility for its own security and to rid itself of dependencies on others.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 11, 2022  

Russia’s ‘poor planning’ to blame for slowed advance in Ukraine -- AP  

Russia's struggling military is leaving Putin with only terrifying options in Ukraine -- Business Insider  

Russian Military Efforts Stymied by Blunders, Stiff Ukrainian Resistance, Defense Official Says -- US Department of Defense  

Despite problems during Ukraine invasion, do not underestimate Russia’s subs: Del Toro -- Breaking Defense  

Syria recruiting troops from its military to fight with Russian forces in Ukraine -- The Guardian  

NATO trains to help its own, as Ukraine war rumbles -- France 24  

EU leaders to boost Ukraine military aid, bolster bloc's defences -- France 24  

Military Spending Surges in Europe. These Stocks Stand to Benefit. -- Barrons  

Sensing a feeding frenzy, German arms makers jockey for position -- AP  

West’s weapons are seeing action in Ukraine – but it is unlikely to be enough -- The Guardian  

GOP senators grill intel chiefs for not sending fighter jets to Ukraine -- The Hill  

GOP senators urge Biden to expedite transfer of airpower, air defense systems to Ukraine -- The Hill  

US Misjudged Ukraine's Will to Fight Russia, Officials Admit -- Military.com  

Bigger budgets won't solve the Pentagon's problems — and could make them worse -- Bryan Clark and Dan Patt, The Hill 

 Russian invasion in Ukraine could spell major shifts in the Pacific -- Military Times 

Navy’s Next 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Could Avoid Details–Again -- Defense One  

Spending bill would add five ships, 12 Super Hornets to Navy acquisition plans -- Defense News  

To Protect “Religious Freedom,” a Judge Still Won’t Let the Navy Deploy a Warship -- Slate  

Missile Defense Agency fires Patriot missile from THAAD system -- Defense News  

Space Force Guardians Grow Exasperated Waiting for the Branch's Policies to Slowly Emerge -- Military.com

US Army to award production contract for light tank this summer -- Defense News  

Leadership, security failures led to deadly Kenya terror attack: Pentagon probe -- The Hill  

Military commanders asking Biden to station commandos in Somalia: report -- The Hill 

 Senate rejects bid to block $2B sale of military planes to Egypt -- Politico  

South Korea, US bond to tighten following recent election, says US commander -- USNI News  

Sweden announces plan for significant boost in military spending -- Al Jazeera 

North Korea seeks to expand launch pad amid ICBM concerns -- DW  

North Korea tested ICBM in February, March, marking 'serious escalation': official -- The Hill  

Is China using snap military drills to conceal an aircraft recovery effort? -- Defense News  

Pakistan Air Force inducts new batch of Chinese fighter jets -- AP  

Factbox: India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals -- Reuters  

Japan Again Raises Concern Over 10 Warship Russian Navy Surface Group -- USNI News 

Japan commissioned first of new submarine class -- Defense News  

5 Reasons Why Geography Is America's Greatest Weapon Against an Invasion -- Blake Stilwell, Military.com  

Mapped: All the World’s Military Personnel -- Visual Capitalist

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Too bad these EU "leaders" didn't previously see the need to be proactive regarding much of what they now realize what must be done. Are these inherently difficult things to understand (self-defense, food and energy independence, and so on)? No, they are quite obvious, or used to be. Trump took them to task about these matters, but of course Trump was an idiot who was basically viewed as a court jester. Imagine if Russia had attacked Western Europe rather than Ukraine, while somehow keeping the US out of it (maybe with China's help)! Pity the typical European who has put his well-being, finances, and future in the hands of these fucktards. Prediction: they haven't learned shit, and will fall back into their old ways as soon as possible. The US isn't much better off (think of our crumbling infrastructure, loose immigration policies, and government corruption to name but a few examples).

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Matthew Putnam said...

Looks like reality is forcing decades of liberal hivemind pacifism and "free" healthcare and college to come to an end. The US saved Europe in WW2 and pampered it for decades at a total net loss to the US, and they cant even contribute their agreed 2% GDP to NATO. Functionally Useless alliance, but at least the champaign socialists get to LARP for change and cheers eachother at their $25K dinner parties. Fuck these people.

Anonymous said...

We are allied with European nations for democracy. Don't like it---move to a nation that you like
Trump tried to undo NATO. He denied weapons to Ukraine and that is why he was impeached. Russia did as much and took a much greater death toll for saving Europe. Now Russia is a dictatorship.